PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slava Rysakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rysakov
vs
Chow

172 cm
26
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

162 cm
31
141 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Slava Rysakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chow. Rysakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chow swings for the body but Rysakov moves out of range.
Chow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rysakov circles away.
Rysakov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rysakov, right into the meat.
Chow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slava Rysakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rysakov feints and then cracks Chow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chow down.
Chow checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rysakov. Chow shrugs it off though.
Rysakov tries to clinch but Chow moves out of range.
Rysakov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chow.
Chow misses with a hook. Rysakov ducked under it nicely.
Rysakov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rysakov tries to clinch there but Chow circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chow drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rysakov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rysakov controls Chow momentarily but Chow frees himself.
Rysakov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Rysakov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to free his leg and advance position but Rysakov is retaining full guard.
Chow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rysakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rysakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chow won't allow Rysakov to sweep him here.
Chow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Rysakov is keeping the position.
Chow passes Rysakov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rysakov trying to hold on to Chow's head to control him but Chow postures up.
Nice strikes from Chow there.
Chow tries to pass to full mount but Rysakov defends it.
Chow is keen to just control but Rysakov is a slippery customer.
Chow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rysakov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chow.
Rysakov trying to control but Chow postures up.
Chow is keen to just control but Rysakov is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rysakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chow.
Chow trying to mount his opponent but Rysakov defends it.
Rysakov gets back to full guard.
Chow slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow misses with a head shot. Rysakov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chow chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Chow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rysakov lands a high kick!
Rysakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rysakov throws a sloppy head kick and Chow moves out of range easily.
Rysakov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rysakov.
Rysakov throws a low kick, looking for Chow's leg but Chow calmly moves out of range.
Chow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rysakov's head backwards.
Rysakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Chow blocks the low kick.
Rysakov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chow.
Chow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rysakov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rysakov.
Chow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slava Rysakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Chow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rysakov.
No luck for Chow with that takedown attempt.

Rysakov closes the distance and pushes Chow back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Rysakov.

It looks like Raymond Chow has been cut.
Chow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rysakov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow misses with a punch on the inside.
Chow takes an elbow to the temple.
Rysakov trying to stall but Chow improves his position.
Chow working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Chow fails to land.
Rysakov throws an elbow that misses.
Chow tries to throw a body punch but Rysakov avoids it by throwing Chow back against the cage.
The referee calls for Rysakov to work.
Rysakov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rysakov lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rysakov.
Rysakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chow dodges an elbow strike from Rysakov.
Chow is looking to control Rysakov's arms but Rysakov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chow has his back to the cage.
Rysakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chow blocks it with crossed arms.
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but Chow blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow looking to slow down the pace here.
Chow is leaning against Rysakov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rysakov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rysakov misses with an elbow over the top.
Rysakov misses with a knee strike.
Rysakov lands a damaging elbow.
Rysakov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rysakov prevents a body shot from Chow.
Chow throws a head punch that misses.
Chow is trying to break the clinch but Rysakov has him pressed against the cage.
Chow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chow misses with a body punch.
Rysakov crunches a lovely knee into Chow's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Chow.
Chow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chow takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow tries to work over Rysakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rysakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chow is looking for a takedown.
Slava Rysakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Chow.

Chow jumps guard and drags Rysakov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rysakov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rysakov trying to control but Chow is working from the bottom.
Chow keeping full guard, as Rysakov tries to pass.
Raymond Chow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chow looking for a sweep. Not yet Chow, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rysakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slava Rysakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Chow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chow keeps the fight on the outside.
Rysakov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chow looks to land a left hand but Rysakov moved out of range nicely.
Chow avoids the head kick by Rysakov.
Rysakov moves out of range of the strikes.
Chow throws a lazy right hand but Rysakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Chow scores with a takedown into Rysakov's guard.
Chow postures up.
Chow trying to move into half guard but instead Rysakov has managed to sweep!
Rysakov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rysakov trying to control but Chow is working from the bottom.
Rysakov postures up.

Chow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rysakov is squirming around, avoiding Chow's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow working Rysakov over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chow throws some wild stikes that Rysakov manages to avoid easily.
Chow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rysakov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rysakov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rysakov because Chow loaded up on that one.
Chow is landing with some decent strikes but Rysakov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rysakov taking shots to the head.
Chow misses with a head shot.
Rysakov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rysakov suckers Chow into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Rysakov is now in Chow's guard!
Rysakov looking to sit in guard and control but Chow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rysakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rysakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Chow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Chow!